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Title: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: mojo on March 16, 2010, 02:00:05 AM
Saw this on the news this morning. Rockslide at The Dragon, and some guy didn't see it  [bang]http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/03/15/von.tn.rock.slide.wbir?iref=allsearch (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/03/15/von.tn.rock.slide.wbir?iref=allsearch)
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: superjohn on March 16, 2010, 02:41:37 AM
What I don't get is he shifted into reverse while going over? How does that happen?
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: ducpainter on March 16, 2010, 02:46:05 AM
Quote from: superjohn on March 16, 2010, 02:41:37 AM
What I don't get is he shifted into reverse while going over? How does that happen?
Probably a piece of rock pushed the trans linkage into reverse
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: ZLTFUL on March 16, 2010, 03:45:33 AM
*In my best Haley Joel Osment voice*

"I see dumb people..."
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: Buckethead on March 16, 2010, 03:49:57 AM
AAAAAAaaaaahahahahahaha.
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: Got Duc on March 16, 2010, 04:04:37 AM
Don't know about idiot.

If you didn't see then you didn't see it.

No?

did he come from around a bend? It didn't look like he was going to fast.

Perhaps he was looking at the lights on the Police Cruiser, which distracted him then by the time he looked back at the road "I didn't see it"
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: junior varsity on March 16, 2010, 05:19:42 AM
Can't believe he wasn't hard enough on the brakes to lock it up. Kinda like upon approach he said "well make the beast with two backs it." and then turned up the radio
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: Setsukosan on March 16, 2010, 07:10:05 AM
I haaate when people slow down to look and inspect vehicle accidents or when someone gets pulled over. Its none of your damn business, move along.
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: fastwin on March 16, 2010, 07:21:33 AM
What a f#@king dumbass. If you look at the vid close you will see that the rockslide is not hidden around a bend, the road is straight leading into it! Clear as day! That's the clueless cage driver you don't want to share the road with. That's the same line he will tell the officer after he hits a motorcycle rider. Was he on the cell? Texting? Taking a phone pic of his dog in the front seat? Just glad he didn't hurt a hightway dept. clean up crew or officer.
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: RED on March 16, 2010, 07:32:44 AM
I'm sure he's going to tell the insurance company his accelerator pedal was stuck on the floor board.  [laugh] No?  [popcorn]

Hey, it worked for the Toyotas!
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: lethe on March 16, 2010, 07:35:16 AM
Quote from: RED on March 16, 2010, 07:32:44 AM
I'm sure he's going to tell the insurance company his accelerator pedal was stuck on the floor board.  [laugh] No?  [popcorn]

Hey, it worked for the Toyotas!
and the transmission is so messed up that reverse is forward now too! Must be the electronics
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: RED on March 16, 2010, 09:19:57 AM
 [laugh] [clap]
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: NoisyDante on March 16, 2010, 09:38:33 AM
I like to think his dog in the car was thinking, "John, what the hell man?!"
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: Drjones on March 16, 2010, 03:35:51 PM
More evidence of why flying cars never came to be.
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: RAT900 on March 17, 2010, 03:13:49 AM
Brilliant   Mr. Magoo is alive and well....

driving by sense of feel is a piss poor substitute for using the other senses

reminds me that the true challenge of Deals Gap is the other drivers and riders

Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: Statler on March 17, 2010, 04:15:38 AM
Quote from: RAT900 on March 17, 2010, 03:13:49 AM
driving by sense of feel is a piss poor substitute for using the other senses




he was going to smell or taste that rockslide?      [laugh]
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: RAT900 on March 17, 2010, 04:30:44 AM
Quote from: Statler on March 17, 2010, 04:15:38 AM
he was going to smell or taste that rockslide?      [laugh]

yeah maybe I should have narrowed it down to sight and sound as good navigating tools to employ


although some of my most valuable riding lessons involved the taste and smell of dirt and shrubbery   [cheeky]
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: Pip on March 17, 2010, 05:46:15 AM
Quote from: RAT900 on March 17, 2010, 04:30:44 AM
although some of my most valuable riding lessons involved the taste and smell of dirt and shrubbery   [cheeky]

Never buy foliage at a nursery when riding the bike?  ;D
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: r_ciao on March 19, 2010, 08:23:45 AM
he was likely distracted by the news crew and/or the patrol car.
another example of a bad driver, sad but true.

ride safe everyone
[moto]
Title: Re: Idiot At The Dragon
Post by: NoisyDante on March 19, 2010, 09:36:20 AM
Quote from: Statler on March 17, 2010, 04:15:38 AM
he was going to smell or taste that rockslide?      [laugh]

He tasted the rockslide alright